purloin
pur·loin
(pər-loin′, pûr′loin′)tr.v. pur·loined, pur·loin·ing, pur·loins
To steal, especially in a stealthy way. See Synonyms at steal.
[Middle English purloinen, to remove, from Anglo-Norman purloigner : pur-, away (from Latin prō-; see pro-1) + loign, far (from Latin longē, from longus, long; see del- in Indo-European roots).]
pur·loin′er n.
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purloin
(pɜːˈlɔɪn)vb
(Law) to take (something) dishonestly; steal
[C15: from Old French porloigner to put at a distance, from por- for +loin distant, from Latin longus long]
purˈloiner n
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pur•loin
(pərˈlɔɪn, ˈpɜr lɔɪn)v.t.
1. to take dishonestly; steal; filch.
v.i.2. to commit theft; steal.
[1400–50; late Middle English purloynen < Anglo-French purloigner to put off, remove =pur- (< Latin prō- pro-1) + -loigner, derivative of loin at a distance, far off < Latin longē]
pur•loin′er, n.
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purloin
- Meaning to steal, it is from Latin pur/pro, "forth," and loign, "far."See also related terms for steal.
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purloin
Past participle: purloined
Gerund: purloining
| Imperative |
|---|
| purloin |
| purloin |
| Present |
|---|
| I purloin |
| you purloin |
| he/she/it purloins |
| we purloin |
| you purloin |
| they purloin |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I purloined |
| you purloined |
| he/she/it purloined |
| we purloined |
| you purloined |
| they purloined |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am purloining |
| you are purloining |
| he/she/it is purloining |
| we are purloining |
| you are purloining |
| they are purloining |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have purloined |
| you have purloined |
| he/she/it has purloined |
| we have purloined |
| you have purloined |
| they have purloined |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was purloining |
| you were purloining |
| he/she/it was purloining |
| we were purloining |
| you were purloining |
| they were purloining |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had purloined |
| you had purloined |
| he/she/it had purloined |
| we had purloined |
| you had purloined |
| they had purloined |
| Future |
|---|
| I will purloin |
| you will purloin |
| he/she/it will purloin |
| we will purloin |
| you will purloin |
| they will purloin |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have purloined |
| you will have purloined |
| he/she/it will have purloined |
| we will have purloined |
| you will have purloined |
| they will have purloined |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be purloining |
| you will be purloining |
| he/she/it will be purloining |
| we will be purloining |
| you will be purloining |
| they will be purloining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been purloining |
| you have been purloining |
| he/she/it has been purloining |
| we have been purloining |
| you have been purloining |
| they have been purloining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been purloining |
| you will have been purloining |
| he/she/it will have been purloining |
| we will have been purloining |
| you will have been purloining |
| they will have been purloining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been purloining |
| you had been purloining |
| he/she/it had been purloining |
| we had been purloining |
| you had been purloining |
| they had been purloining |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would purloin |
| you would purloin |
| he/she/it would purloin |
| we would purloin |
| you would purloin |
| they would purloin |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have purloined |
| you would have purloined |
| he/she/it would have purloined |
| we would have purloined |
| you would have purloined |
| they would have purloined |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  purloin - make off with belongings of others steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
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purloin
verb (Formal) steal, rob, lift (informal), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), appropriate, trouser (slang), pinch (informal), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), blag (slang), pilfer, walk off with, snitch (slang), filch, prig (Brit. slang), snaffle (Brit. informal), thieve He was caught purloining books from the library.
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purloin
verbTo take (another's property) without permission:
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Translations
purloin
[pɜːˈlɔɪn] VT (frm or hum) → robar
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purloin
vt (form, hum) → entwenden (form, hum)
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